Botswana (BWA) and Namibia (NAM) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Botswana-Namibia Trade: In 2023, Botswana exported $23.1M to Namibia. The main products that Botswana exported to Namibia were Insulated Wire ($3.82M), Coal Briquettes ($3.59M), and Diamonds ($2.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Botswana to Namibia have decreased at an annualized rate of 41.7%, from $342M in 2018 to $23.1M in 2023.

In 2023, Botswana did not export any services to Namibia.

Namibia-Botswana Trade: In 2023, Namibia exported $504M to Botswana. The main products that Namibia exported to Botswana were Refined Petroleum ($242M), Diamonds ($218M), and Cement ($10.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Namibia to Botswana have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.18%, from $534M in 2018 to $504M in 2023.

In 2023, Namibia did not export any services to Botswana.

Comparison: In 2023, Botswana ranked 80 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.41), and 122 in total exports ($6.59B). That same year, Namibia ranked 98 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.74), and 124 in total exports ($6.28B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Botswana exported $23.1M to Namibia. The main products exported from Botswana to Namibia were Insulated Wire ($3.82M), Coal Briquettes ($3.59M), and Diamonds ($2.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Botswana to Namibia have decreased at an annualized rate of 41.7%, from $342M in 2018 to $23.1M in 2023.

In 2018, Namibia exported $504M to Botswana. The main products exported from Namibia to Botswana were Refined Petroleum ($242M), Diamonds ($218M), and Cement ($10.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Namibia to Botswana have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.18%, from $534M in 2023 to $504M in 2018.

Exports from Botswana () to Namibia () (2023)

Exports from Namibia () to Botswana () (2023)

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Trade between Botswana () and Namibia ()

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Botswana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$1.81B

Namibia
Top DestinationSouth Africa$1.71B

This map shows whether countries import more from Botswana or Namibia. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Botswana and Namibia or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from Botswana than Namibia included United Arab Emirates ($1.81B), India ($1.15B), and Belgium ($1.08B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Namibia than Botswana included South Africa ($1.71B), France ($335M), and China ($752M).

Difference in imports from Namibia () and Botswana () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Botswana - Namibia

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This chart compares trade between Botswana and Namibia by product, considering products traded by both, Botswana and Namibia.

During 2023, Botswana had a large net trade with Namibia in the exports of Machines ($5.49M), Mineral Products ($4.84M), and Precious Metals ($2.41M).

During 2018, Namibia had a large net trade with Botswana in the exports of Mineral Products ($261M), Precious Metals ($218M), and Transportation ($7.35M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Botswana Namibia+$1.59MDiamonds

Top Product Potential Namibia Botswana+$412kDelivery Trucks

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Botswana and Namibia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Botswana indicates it has a comparative advantage over Namibia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Namibia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Botswana.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Botswana () to Namibia () (2023)

Exports from Namibia () to Botswana () (2023)

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Trade between Botswana () and Namibia ()

Botswana Exports

Namibia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Namibia () and Botswana () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Botswana - Namibia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Botswana () and Namibia () (2023)

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